Call for nominations: Freemuse Freedom of Artistic Expression Award

Freemuse is a Danish-based independent international organisation advocating for and defending the freedom of artistic expression by monitoring and documenting violations of artistic freedom across all genres of artistic expressions, such as musicians, theatre performers, and cartoonists. 

This annual award seeks to celebrate artists, activists, organisations, cultural institutions and media platforms who have significantly contributed to protecting, defending and promoting artistic freedom anywhere across the world in the following ways:

• Celebrating artistic and creative expressions.
• Challenging restrictive legislation and cultural norms.
• Working to overturn structural discrimination and injustices limiting access to artistic freedom. 

The winner will be honoured at a Freemuse gala celebration at the end of the year. The award’s previous recipients include the Afghan women’s orchestra Zohra, Belarusian musician Lavon Volski and Turkish musician Ferhat Tunc. 

Eligibility

The ideal nominee should have promoted artistic freedom, challenged artistic censorship, and exposed threats to artistic expressions on the ground or internationally.

“You can nominate more than one person and may nominate yourself, your group or your organisation,” Freemuse says. “The 2021 Freemuse Freedom of Artistic Expression Award recipient will be selected by a panel of judges and contacted in early July 2021”.

Interested individuals can submit their nominations here by 24 June at 8pm (CAT).

For inquiries, send an email to networks@freemuse.org.